Karti Chidambaram was arrested on February 28 at the Chennai airport following his return from the United Kingdom, in connection with his alleged role in the Aircel-Maxis case. He was subsequently granted bail.

Karti Chidambaram&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspBCCL

New Delhi: In a big development in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against Karti Chidambaram in Delhi's Patiala House Court. The court has fixed the next date of hearing as July 4. Karti Chidambaram is the son of former Union finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram. It had been reported that the ED will file charges against Karti under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The chargesheet filed by ED named Advantage Strategic Consultancy Ltd and its directors Ravi Vishwanathan and Padma Bhaskeraman, director of Chess Management Services Pvt Ltd Annamalai Palaniappan as accused in the Aircel-Maxis case along with Karti Chidambaram, ANI reported.

Sources had earlier told Times Now that apart from Karti, half a dozen other accused were expected to be named in the chargesheet. The other accused are directors of firms linked to Karti. The ED has already attached Karti’s assets in connection with the case and the PMLA adjudicating authority has upheld that action.

Times Now had also got some inside details as per which the senior Chidambaram would not be named in the chargesheet. P Chidambaram, whose role in the case is also under the scanner in connection with grant of foreign investment clearances to Aircel-Maxis during his tenure as finance minister during the UPA regime, has already been questioned twice by the ED in the case.

While Chidambaram senior would not find his name in the chargesheet filed today, he could be charged subsequently when the ED may choose to file a supplementary chargesheet.

Karti was arrested on February 28 at the Chennai airport following his return from the United Kingdom, in connection with his alleged role in the case. He was subsequently granted bail.

Karti has been accused of taking bribe for securing clearances from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) for M/S Global Communication Holding Services Ltd for investment in Aircel.

Aircel-Maxis case: Enforcement Directorate files chargesheet against Karti ChidambaramDescription:Karti Chidambaram was arrested on February 28 at the Chennai airport following his return from the United Kingdom, in connection with his alleged role in the Aircel-Maxis case. He was subsequently granted bail.Times Now